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post #11 of 14

5/2/12 at 9:46am

ChicknThief

Location: Nor Cal
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Originally Posted by Toxic Chicken

Day 3, no I think this is day 4, NO smoking

I dreamed last night I was at the store trying to buy
cheaper cigarettes than I used to get. Woke up all
upset thinking I failed at quiting. Glad it's not true.

Keep it up!! Sunflower seeds are good to curb the urge too. A lot of what you miss is the "hand to mouth" motion. And they take almost as many calories to eat as they are worth!

No chickens right now, but between Jamison and Samson I have my hands full anyways!

Living our life in Sacramento and planning for our future. It's hard to believe it can get better than this

No chickens right now, but between Jamison and Samson I have my hands full anyways!

Living our life in Sacramento and planning for our future. It's hard to believe it can get better than this

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5/2/12 at 9:48am

Aeropennchick

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Wow! Congrats!

A cigarette budget will buy a LOT of hatching eggs...start saving for more coops! Haha!

We have a dozen different breeds of chickens and we love them all!

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5/2/12 at 2:20pm

theoldchick
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Expense is the reason why my hubby quit. He was very young so I don't think the habit was deeply ingrained. Back then a pack of cigarettes were 89 cents a pack. He quit cold turkey when the price rose to a dollar a pack. Good thing he's a cheapskate. Now if he would cut back on the fried foods......

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

Stan the Man will be missed.